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The FDA is actively investigating vulnerabilities identified in Hospira's LifeCare PCA3 and PCA5 infusion pump systems.

Direct-acting-antiviral drugs daclatasvir, asunaprevir, and beclabuvir showed high rates of sustained virologic response after 12 weeks.

Age and weight found to play a role in side effects.

Regular trips to the emergency department could be a red flag for deadly prescription drug overdose.

Kjel Jonhson, PharmD, Vice President of Global Oncology for IMS Health, discusses changes in store for the care of cancer patients over the next decade.

Mass spectrometry reveals all proteins that repair damaged cancer DNA.

Targeting gene mutations causes stress that damages cancer cell DNA.

Many consultant pharmacists are taking on new roles and responsibilities in the shifting long-term care landscape, allowing them to perform a number of enhanced services.

Treating immune-suppressing cells allows for destruction of tumors.

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed into law on May 11, 2015, a bill that makes Washington the first state in the country to require that pharmacists are included in health insurance provider networks.

Even healthy adults taking statins are 87% more likely to develop diabetes.

Liver damage is the bane of HIV-infected patients' existence.

Veterans Affairs covers few compounded medications through pharmacies and via mail order.

A look back at the top stories on Specialty Pharmacy Times from May 4 to May 8.

Implant delivers sustained release of ARV drugs up to 40 days with no adverse side effects.

Genetically determined telomere length may not influence mortality.

Combination of recombinant factor VIII with a fusion protein allows for less frequent treatment.

Diets with more animal protein and less soluble fiber increases cancer risk.

Researchers find significant reduction in lung cancer-specific deaths.

Teva is voluntarily recalling select lots of intravenous fluorouracil (Adrucil).

Patients with AIDS face a 4-fold greater risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) than their HIV-uninfected counterparts.

Cancer rates significantly greater compared with non-infected individuals.

Mitra Habibi, PharmD, a clinical pharmacist at the University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, discusses the elements of an optimal program for monitoring patients with multiple sclerosis to ensure adherence.

Boosting immune system improves efficacy of antiretroviral drugs.

Americans are feeling more responsible for their health, with 64% indicating in a national survey that they could be making more decisions about their health and wellness.

A look back at the top stories of the week on Specialty Pharmacy Times from April 27 to May 1.

Sandoz has introduced its ready-to-use levoleucovorin injection to the US market.

Blocking production of specific immune cell protects against onset of MS.